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Claire | June 30, 2010
Henry VIII may have been a great English monarch in many ways but there’s just no getting over the fact, in my opinion, that he was a tyrant. But how and why did this promising, virtuous, Renaissance Prince turn into a monster and tyrannical king? Was there a turning point? Is there a reason? Let’s
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Claire | June 29, 2010
On this day in history, 29th June 1509, the matriarch of the House of Tudor, Lady Margaret Beaufort, died at the age of 66, a great age for a Tudor. Margaret died just four days after enjoying the coronation celebrations of her grandson, Henry VIII, and Henry Parker, Lord Morley, who acted as her cupbearer
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Claire | June 28, 2010
Happy 519th Birthday King Henry VIII! Yes, on this day in history, the 28th June 1491, King Henry VIII was born at Greenwich Palace. He was Henry VII and Elizabeth of York’s third child and second son, the “spare” they needed in reserve in case anything happened to his older brother, Prince Arthur. And he
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Claire | June 25, 2010
I just found this YouTube video showing Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour returning in the final episode of The Tudors. SPOILER ALERT – Don’t watch it if you don’t want to know what happens! Thanks to the Natalie Dormer Facebook page for spotting it.
Claire | June 25, 2010
On this day in history, 25th June 1533, Henry VIII’s sister, Mary Tudor, died at her home, Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk at the age of just 37. She was laid to rest at the local abbey in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, but her body was later moved to St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds, when the
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Claire | June 24, 2010
There was a brilliant article in yesterday’s “Independent” by Howard Brenton, the playwright responsible for the play “Anne Boleyn” which will be performed at the Globe Theatre from the 24th July – 21st August. In the article, entitled “Anne Boleyn: Drama Queen”, Brenton reveals exactly why Anne Boleyn’s story inspired him and how there is
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Claire | June 24, 2010
On this day in history, 24th June 1509, Henry VIII was crowned King of England and his new bride, Catherine of Aragon, was crowned Queen Catherine. The celebrations for the coronation began on the 21st June with Henry riding from Greenwich to the Tower of London, via London Bridge and Gracechurch Street. On the night
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Claire | June 22, 2010
Thank you for all the wonderful responses to last week’s “Henry VIII: Renaissance Prince and King”. I think it’s so easy to forget that Henry VIII did not always look like Holbein’s iconic portrait and that he was actually a rather dashing and charismatic young man who was eager to stamp out corruption. Perhaps Jonathan
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